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Composer

George Frideric Handel

1685–1759

5,055 works in the index

Born
1685
Died
1759
Birthplace
Halle (Saale)
Citizenship / historical state
Kingdom of Great Britain
Period (estimated from birth year)
Baroque

Biography

Handel spent most of his career in London writing for the public rather than a court, and it shows in the music: direct, grand and built to work in a large room. The catalogue is dominated by the oratorios, the keyboard suites and a great deal of instrumental music.

Messiah is the most-performed choral work in the language and is sold in a bewildering number of editions, from full scholarly scores to simplified singalong versions — check what you are buying, because they are not interchangeable in a rehearsal. The keyboard suites include the variations known as The Harmonious Blacksmith and are more approachable than Bach's equivalent works.

Much of his instrumental music exists in arrangements for combinations he never wrote for. These are legitimate and often excellent, but the listing does not always make clear which you are getting.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Choir, Organ, Voice, Flute
Genres represented
Classical, Rock, Christmas, pop, Jazz
Works with composition dates
153 of 5,055

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 13 of 106

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
To Heaven's Almighty King We Kneel — —— Piano— 5
Suite g-Moll: Satz 4, fruhe Fassungen (HWV 493a und HWV 493b) — HWV 493a; HWV 493b— Piano— 5
See, the Conquering Hero Comes — —— Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, TubaNew Age, Classical 4
Suite In D Minor — —D minor Piano— 4
Suite In B Flat Overture — —— Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet— 6
6. Dawn in the Garden — —— Choir— 6
Sortie — —— Organ— 5
Pastorale Symphony — —— Organ— 5
GAVOTTE NO.1 CHEDEVILLE, ESPIRIT-PHILIPPE — —— Choir— 4
Sonate fur Flote und Klavier a-Moll HWV 362 — HWV 362— Piano, Organ, FluteClassical 6
Ohne Trost, ohn alles Hoffen — —— Piano— 5
O versink, letztes Hoffen — —— Piano— 5
Quel torrente, che cade dal monte — —— Low Voice— 5
Sonata in e minor HWV 359b — HWV 359bE minor Piano, Organ, Cello, Flute, violin, Viola da gamba, ViolaClassical 6
Sonata in b minor HWV 367b — HWV 367bB minor Piano, Organ, Cello, Flute, violin, Viola da gamba, ViolaClassical 6
BWV 439 1720 or earlier (except No.3)IMSLP BWV 439— Piano, Organ— 4
Gigue from Concerto Grosso No. 9 1739-40IMSLP —— Trombone— 5
Fandango — —— Piano— 5
Father in HEaven — —— —— 5
Rejoicing Performed by George Frideric Handel — —— Recorder— 5
Allegro From Suite No. 7 — —— Piano— 5
Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue — —— —Classical 5
Lento — —— Tuba— 6
Wher'er You Walk — —— Piano— 6
Rinaldo's Aria — —— Horn, Trombone, Cornet— 5
As Longs The Hart — —— Choir— 5
Adagio and Allegro — —— ClarinetClassical 4
Willow, Tit-Willow — —— —Classical 5
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor — —G minor Flute, violin— 5
Sonata for Flute and Piano in G major, op. 1, no. 5, HWV363b — op. 1, no. 5; HWV363bG major Piano, FluteClassical 4
Jigg in D Minor — —D minor Piano— 6
Moderato 1740-02-04 (end date)IMSLP —— Piano— 5
Sarabande Performed by George Frideric Handel — —— Piano, Organ, Flute, violin, ClarinetClassical, pop 5
Courante in B Flat — —— —Classical 5
Gavotte in C — —— —Classical 5
Dead March Performed by George Frideric Handel 1738IMSLP —— Flute, violinClassical 4
Anglaise — —— Recorder— 5
La Rejouissance from Royal Fireworks Music — —— Cello, violin, Viola— 8
Can you hear me? — —— Piano, Low Voice— 5
The Rose — —— Cello— 5
Presto from Sonata in G Minor — —G minor —— 5
Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, op. 1, no. 10, HWV368 — op. 1, no. 10; HWV368G minor Flute, violinClassical 7
Allegro 2 — —— —Classical 5
Air and Variations from Suite No. 5 — —— Piano— 5
March from Richard the First — —— Organ— 4
Allemande in D minor, HWV 448 No. 2 — HWV 448 No. 2D minor Piano— 6
O lovely Peace from JUDAS MACCABAEUS 1746 (8/9 July to 11 August)IMSLP —— —— 4
Che sento?/Se pieta — —— Voice— 5

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 8931159248059304870007. Portrait: Attributed to Balthasar Denner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.